Skirt-marker.



H. E. TOWN.

SKIRT MARKER.

APPLICATION HLED OCT. 7. 19.4.

Patented Sept. 14:, 1915.

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HAZEL E. TOWN, OF LIBBY, MONTANA.

SKIRT-MARKER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 14, 19-15.

Application filed October 7, 1914. Serial No. 885,489.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HAZE E. Towina citizen ofthe United States, residing at Libby, in the county of Flathead andState of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSkirt-Markers; and I do hereby declare-the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in skirt markers, and is intendedto provide a yielding adjustable device for the purpose of marking theskirt at a uniform height above the floor, and without the necessity ofcalling in the assistance of anyone.

In order to provide the proper hang to the skirt, the general practiceis for the dressmaker to try the skirt on the wearer, and make a markall around the hem there of at the desired height from the ground, sothat the skirt may have a uniform length. Obviously, the wearer of theskirt cannot reach down and mark the hem'thereof, and two persons arenecessarily employed in the fitting process.

Various implements have been devised to accomplish the same result, andmy invention is intended as an improvement upon such devices.

My invention will be understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 shows the device in use as applied to a doorframe, vertical wall, or the like; Fig. 2 shows a section along the line2-2 of Figs. 1 and 3, and looking down; Fig. 3 is a front elevation ofthe device, partly in section, along the line 33 of Fig. 2, and lookingin the direction of the arrows; and Fig. l is a perspective view showingthe head of the holder for containing the tailors chalk, crayon, orother marking material.

A represents the vertical supporting member, such as a wall, door-frame,or the like, to which the device is applied. 1 B represents a bracketwhich is secured to the member A in any convenient way, as by screws 0(see Fig. 2) passing through the holes 6 (see Fig. 3). This bracket Bhas guide grooves 12' and overhanging flanges 6 to engage the ribs 0? ofthe slide D which is clamped to the bracket B at the desired height bymeans of the clamp screws E.

. This slide D carries the frame F, provided with the socket piece F",which socket piece has a chamber preferably angular in crosssection toreceive and hold against turning the heel g of the block Grin which thecrayon holder with a chamber 9 to receive the stem ll. of the holder H,whichholder is provided with diverging jaws 72., leaving a V-shaped slot71f in which the crayon K is held. This crayon has the engaging edgebeveled, as at 70. The heel g of the block G is normally pressed outwardby the. spring L, held in the chamber of the socket piece F, and it isnormally held in engagement with said socket piece by a suitable holdingdevice, such as the string M whose ends m are knotted in the socket d inthe slide D. (See Fig. 2). By this arrangement the marker may be pressedin against the action of the spring and yet is held against beingpressed outward too far by the action of the spring.

In operation, the bracket B is secured to any vertical object, such asthe wall, a doorframe, the side of a bookcase, or the like, and themarker is adjusted to the desired height by moving the slide D to thedesired position and clamping the clamp screws E. The height of themarker would be obviously varied with the height of the person whoseskirt is to be marked. The crayon K being set between the jaws 7L, andthe heel h of the holder H being firmly set in the block G, the wearerwhose skirt is to be measured moves into contact with the marker and,turning slowly around against the beveled edge is, a mark is made on theskirt. The spring L will cause the marker to yield to the configurationof the hips of the wearer of the skirt, so that a continuous mark willbe secured. After the skirt is thus marked, it will be removed and thehem is turned up at the desired distance from the mark thus made.

It will thus be seen that I provide a yielding and vertically-adjustabledevice which is adapted to be adjusted to the height and configurationof the person or persons whose skirts are to be marked.

It will be obvious that various modifications might be made in theherein described apparatus, and in the construction, combination andarrangement of parts which could be used without departing from thespirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what is held. This block G isprovided r I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates isp- V v 1.- A skirt marker of the character described,comprising a bracket, a slide adjustably mounted on said bracket, meansfor holding said slidein the desired position, a

holding said slide in the desired position, a socket piece carried bysaid slide, a coil Copies of this patent may be obtained for springmounted in said socket piece, a block adaptedto slide in said socketpiece, a flexible connection attached to theheel of said block andpassing through the center of said coil spring and being attached to thebase of said slide, thereby holding said block in said socket piece, anda marker holder having a V-shaped groove'in the face thereof adapted tohold the marker crayon, said marker holder being attached to said blockand adapted to reciprocate therewith under the action of said coilspring, substantially as described. i

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

HAZEL TOWN.

Witnesses JOHN H. Town, JOHN M. GLEESON.

five cents each, by'addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,D. G.

